Hardwood Floors June/July 2018

CATEGORY: Best Parquetry/Inlay Application + Members’ Choice

Fit for a Fairytale (Continued)

This 10,705 square foot nail-down and glue-down installation used 16 different species to naturally incorporate the color and overall style of the room into the flooring. Species included oak, maple, ash, walnut, pear tree, wenge, merbau, rosewood, plane tree, lemon tree, jatoba, karelian birch, padauk, amaranth, doussie, and beech. No stain was used as a part of this installation; the extraordinary color was achieved solely by the variety of species used. “At our production site, we pay special attention to the wood selection. Artistic parquet is manufactured only using fine wood species – all of which have their unique grains and color palette,” said Lebedeva. The team expressed that their favorite part of the job was seeing all the elements finally assembled.

“The whole floor looked magnificent. Also, it was thrilling to see how the flooring transformed when it was covered by the primer. It became bright and vivid,” said Lebedeva. The result was a customer who was ecstatic with the finished product. “The

“Love what you do and share the results with other people.”

flooring is very beautiful and monumental. And in the late afternoon sunlight, the flooring looks just amazing. The customer was in awe and very grateful.” When asked what final advice the ArtParquet team had for the artists in our industry, Lebedeva shared, “Love what you do and share the results with other people.” SUPPLIERS: Wood: Yantarnaya Pryad-Parquet | Abrasive: 3M | Adhesive, Filler, Finish: Chimiver Panseri S.p.A. | Edger: Mafell | Sander: Lägler | Saws: Leitz Tooling Systems

This nail-down, glue-down project included 84 wood panels that covered 10,705 square feet. Sixteen different species were used to naturally incorporate the color without using a stain.

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Nail-Down, Glue-Down Solid Parquet Job Site Finished Semi-Gloss Surface Finish: Water-based

Oak, Maple, Ash, Walnut, Pear Tree, Wenge, Merbau, Rosewood, Plane Tree, Lemon Tree, Jatoba, Karelian Birch, Padauk, Amaranth, Doussie, and Beech 10,705

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